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<Soksamiingok> is the old form of Korean verse which was created by Lee Jin-yoo(李眞儒, 1669-1730) when he was sent into exile, and <Bukchanga> is also the old Korean verse created by Lee Kwang-myung (李匡明, 1701-1778) during his banishment. Lee Jin-yoo and Lee Kwang-myung were the uncle and the nephew. Lee Jin-you, the uncle, was banished because he was defeated in a party dispute, and he died from torture when he was caught again after the banishment. As he was branded as a traitor after 25 years from his death his nephews including Lee Kwang-myung were banished too. <Soksamiingok> has the same form with the former term of the Choseon Dynasty’s Korean verse, Gasa, to pine for the king. However its matter is the record of empirical fact so that it leads the new tendency of the late period of the Choseon Dynasty’s Gasa which is to pine for the king. emphasizing the suffering of the individual by exile rather than the political inclination.

Soksamiingok, Bukchanga, Gasa of exile, party dispute, Gasa pining for the king, record of empirical fact